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Use LINQ to access CRM objects
29 August 08 03:43 PM | jannemattila | 5 Comments   
If you have written small console application to check some data from CRM database you have probably already read this article from MSDN: Use Filtered Views . That is okay but honestly I’m currently more into LINQ solution. I’ll show you what I mean... Read More...
Adding CRM 4.0 to your own win app with web form authentication
26 May 08 09:15 AM | jannemattila | 1 Comments   
Last year I wrote small article Adding MS CRM to your own windows forms applications that demonstrates the usage of CRM in your own custom windows forms applications. In CRM 4.0 the story is pretty much the same but there’re few things that you need to Read More...
CRM 4.0 (or SharePoint or custom application) and DebugView
07 May 08 10:04 AM | jannemattila | 3 Comments   
Every now and then I’m find myself trying to solve same issues over and over again :-) That’s why I found myself (again) using DebugView as my debugging assistant at remote box. If you don’t know what DebugView is then you should definitely try it out. Read More...
CRM 4.0, SharePoint and ASP.NET Trace
23 February 08 08:12 PM | jannemattila | 3 Comments   
Sometimes I tend to forget how much stuff is built into .NET Framework. Framework gives you nice set of features that you can use without writing a single line of code. ASP.NET Trace is one of them. I know that it's nothing new but I think that it's still Read More...
Comparing two databases (schema and/or data)
13 February 08 09:28 PM | jannemattila | 3 Comments   
Quite often people like to know what's happening under the covers when they do something through user interface. For example they use CRM, SharePoint or some other product through user interface and they would like to know what has happened at the database. Read More...
Few development tips for CRM 4.0
21 January 08 10:57 AM | jannemattila | 18 Comments   
If you are working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and your planning to do code customizations then you probably should keep on reading. And why am I talking about code customizations and not just customizations ? Well just because in CRM you can do a Read More...
CRM 4.0 and ISV.config modifications
10 January 08 02:14 PM | jannemattila | 6 Comments   
If you want to add custom menuitems, modify navbars, add funtionality to toolbars etc. you need to modify so called ISV.config. In CRM 4.0 it can be done pretty easily with these simple steps: Export current ISV config: Settings -> Customization -> Read More...
Adding MS CRM to your own windows forms applications
25 September 07 10:27 PM | jannemattila | 2 Comments   
I was asked to create simple demo that demonstrates MS CRM inside custom .NET application. So I created small win app with just couple of controls to make the demo pretty simple. If user presses Edit customer button then new form is opened and that will Read More...
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